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C. BULLOK.

GAR FOR CABLE RAILWAYS. No. 328,917. Patented Oct. 27, 1885.

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CAR FOR CABLE RAILWAYS.

PlGFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 328,917, dated October27, 1855.

Application lcd March 12, 1885.

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHESTER BULLooK, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Grip-Gar for Gable Railways, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in grip-cars for cable-railways, inwhich the stem of the grip is placed near one side of the car, and whenon the track said stem passes down and through a slot made by the sideof one of the rails of the car-tracks to the conduit that contains thecables; and the objects of my improvements are, first, to provide agrip-car to run on a track where a conduit is constructed betweendoubletrack cable railways with a slot by the side of the inner rails ofsaid tracks; second, to reduce the friction and side draft of the carwhile being propelled by the cable, and third, to protect the stem ofthe grip from obstructions and from wear when it passes through the slotby being kept in place while the car is in motion. I attain theseobjects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, inwhich- Figure lis a vertical section of the front part of the truck ofthe car divided in front of the back wheels with the road-bed and stemof the grip in the slot of the conduit with front guide or anti-frictionwheel. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the back end of the truck of thecar with road-bed, slot of the conduit, and back guide or anti-frictionwheels. Fig. 3 is a top view of the truck of the grip-car and car-track.

Similar l etters refer to similar out the several views.

A is the stem of the grip, leading from the car to the cable in theconduit through the slot; B, the slot to the conduit; C, outside timberof the frame of the truck; D, shank of parts throughthe bearing on whichguide or anti-friction wheels revolve, they being firmly bolted to theframe of the truck; E, guide or anti-friction wheels are attached to theframe of the truck, or can be fastened to the stem of the grip-k thatis, fastened to the truck and placed at au angle sufficient to allow thelower face of the wheel to bear against the rails and 'pa-ss over theroad-bed, one wheel being placed Y Serial No. 158,642. (No model.)

forward and the other back of the stem of the grip, and so arranged tobear against the rail as to keep the stem of the grip from wearingagainst the sides of the slot;lalso, 'to reduce the friction and sidedraft while the car is propelled by the cable. The anti-friction wheelor wheels can be placed to bear or run against either of the rails ofthe road, and can be made with iiange or smooth face, as the weight ofthe car and the angle on which the Wheels are set will keep them equallyin place.

-F is a slot-rail; G, bolts that secure slotrail to plate; H, upper endof post that sus tains plate; K,angleiron plate riveted to post E E; L,pavingblocks of the street; M, brace that is riveted to post II andplate K at the bottom, and bolted at the top to slot-.rail F; N, innerrail of the track, and forms one of the slot-rails; O, cross-ties thatsustain railtimbers; ]?,end and inside timbers and braces, and, withside timbers, c, are bolted firmly together and form the frame of theear-truck; Q, car-wheels; R, outside rail of the track; S, rail-timbersou which the rails are spiked; T, slot-cleanera bar of iron or steel ofsufficient thickness to pass through the slot and about six inches wide,with the upper end firmly secured by bolts to the frame of the car whilethe lower end passes down into the slot. It is placed forward of thegrip, and when the car is in motion it cleans the slot fromobstructions. (Shown in Fig. 3.) IV, axles of the car-wheels; c, groovein the face of the guide or anti-friction wheels; b, drawbar thatVconnects the cars.

I am aware that prior to my invention cable-cars with the grip placednear the center of the car when the conduits are placed between. therails of the track have been in' use. I therefore do not claim such acombination, broadly; but

What I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. A guide or anti-friction wheel attached to a grip-car or partsbelonging thereto, and placed forward of the grip to bear or run againstthe rail of the track, and set at an angle sufficient to pass over theroad-bed, substantially as shown, and for the purpose set forth.

2. A guide or anti-friction wheel attached IOC to a grip-car or partsbelonging thereto, and a track for cable railways, in combination withplaced back from the grip to bear or run traction cable, as described,and for the purro against the rail of the track, and set at an pose setforth. angle sufcient to pass over the road-bed, as

5 shown, and for the purpose set forth. CHESTER BULLOGK 3. Guide oranti-friction Wheel or Wheels at- Witnesses: taohed to a grip-car orpart-s belonging there- FREDERICK A. WOOD,

to and placed to bear or run against a rail of B. THOMPSON WHIPPLE.

